Evidence of the association between adherence to treatment and mortality among patients with COPD monitored at a public disease management program in Brazil.
Aramís Tupiná Alcantara de MoreiraCharleston Ribeiro PintoAntônio Carlos Moreira LemosLindemberg Assunção CostaGisélia Santana SouzaEduardo Martins NettoPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2021)
Non-adherence to treatment was associated with higher mortality among moderate-to-severe COPD patients treated in the Brazilian public health system. Strategies to monitor and optimize adherence should be strengthened to reduce COPD-related mortality.